Nicholas Mays

Dr. Nicholas Mays teaches courses in formative and modern American history and African-American history. After growing up on the west side of Cleveland, Mays earned a bachelor's degree from Baldwin Wallace University. He earned a doctorate in history and master's degree from Kent State University.

Mays' chief scholarly interests are 19th and 20th century America, African-American experience from the 17th century to present and Colonial Africa. His particular focus is on American slavery and the black experience, civil rights activism in the North, post-1965 black freedom struggles, hip-hop music and activism and urban America.